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By 1904 the "Office of the Supreme Lodge" was in at the Gibraltar Building in Kansas City, Missouri. Officers included the Royal Prophet and the Royal Scribe. [29] [30] Was defunct by the early 1920s. [31] Ancient Order of Sanhedrims – Founded April 1, 1895, in Richmond, Indiana (other sources say Virginia [32]) by W. S. Iliff and Franklin ...
The lodges Matthews organized in Texas formed the Grand Lodge of Texas (now styled The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas), with Matthews installing the officers at its formation. [16] Matthews was elevated to the eighth National Grand Master in 1887 and served until his death in 1906. [17]
William A. Beiderlinden (March 4, 1895 – April 12, 1981) was a career officer in the United States Army.A veteran of World War I, the Occupation of the Rhineland, World War II, and the Korean War, he served from 1917 to 1955 and attained the rank of major general.
Founder and provisional Commander-in-Chief, April 6-November 21, 1866. Stephen Augustus Hurlbut: 1866 1868 Illinois: John Alexander Logan: 1868 1871 Illinois: Issued General Order No. 11 on May 5, 1868 designating Decoration Day as May 30. It ultimately became a national holiday and today is known as Memorial Day, the final Monday in the month ...
Head of the Grand Chapter of Scotland for 30 years, being 1st Grand Principal from 1913 until his death in 1943. Initiated in Holy-rood House Lodge No. 44, Edinburgh, 17 November 1896. [1] Charles Kennedy, 5th Marquess of Ailsa (1875– 1956), Scottish peer. After the African War he lived for a time in the United States, where he received the ...
Mabry became captain of Company G of the 3rd Texas Cavalry Regiment in June, 1861. [3] The 3rd Cavalry fought at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in Missouri and the Battle of Pea Ridge in Arkansas. While on a scouting mission to Springfield, Missouri, Mabry and another Confederate captain were surrounded by a group of 7 Union soldiers and told to ...
As an adjutant of General Samuel D. Sturgis he saw action at the Battle of Dug Springs and observed the Union defeat at Wilson's Creek in August 1861 in Missouri, serving as a staff officer to General Nathaniel Lyon. [6] Granger was cited for gallantry at Wilson's Creek, became a brevet major and was made a commander of the St. Louis Arsenal.
The Grand Lodge's current home is 37th Street near 6th Avenue, sharing office space with the Workmens Circle. [79] National convention meets triennially. The Order is led by a "Grand Master", and the other "grand lodge" officers have a "grand" prefix. Has secret rituals, initiation ceremonies, and passwords. Motto "Friendship, Love Truth".